Justin Bieber, Sofia Richie Split After Just Six Weeks Together

Their split comes just days after Richie, 18, gushed to Billboard magazineabout her “special relationship” with the “Sorry” singer, 22

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“Justin is very easy to talk to, and that’s hard to find with people in Los Angeles,” the model, whose dad is Lionel Richie, said in an interview published on September 8.

The pair were first spotted holding hands while on a seaside stroll in Laguna Beach on August 5. After going hiking in Los Angeles and spending time at Bieber’s pad, the longtime friends jetted off to Japan and Tokyo.

Their romantic getaway came after Bieber deleted his Instagram account in support of Richie after his fans bombarded the couple in the comments section of his photos.

“I’m gonna make my Instagram private if you guys don’t stop the hate this is getting out of hand,” Bieber wrote alongside a black-and-white photo of him and Richie last month. “If you guys are really fans you wouldn’t be so mean to people like that.”